culotte
French, noun
culotte is spelled C-U-L-O-T-T-E (7 letters) and appears 5.9 times per million words in written French, the 9,981st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Culotte is a French feminine noun meaning “panties, knickers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, culotté is a different word: “seasoned (of a smokepipe)”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pantalon court”.
What does culotte mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepanties, knickers
- 2
femininetrousers, pants; shorts
- 3
femininebreeches
adjective
- 1
seasoned (of a smokepipe)
- 2
faded, worn
adjective
- 1
informalcheeky, sassy; daring
verb
- 1
past participle of culotter
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pantalon court. 2. Sous-vêtement, caleçon. 3. Sorte de pantalon moulant utilisé dans la pratique de l'équitation. 4. Arrière-train du bœuf ou du cheval.
adjective: 1. D’une personne, parole ou action : d’une hardiesse qui confine à l’insolence ou à l’outrage, qui a du culot. 2. D’une personne, parole ou action : courageux, hardi, dégourdi. 3. Qui a pris, par l’usage qu'on en a fait, une couleur foncée.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of culotte
- culottes plural
- culottée feminine
- culottés masculine plural
- culottées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to culotte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is culotte in French?
culotte appears 5.9 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).